See this is a perfect example of what I’m talking about. First let me just say we have had some back and forth and I honesty don’t have any grudge against you. As you said I don’t know you personally and don’t know “your story” as they say.
OK, IMO your comment was far from “tongue in cheek” especially without any indication of such. Let’s say that was your sole intention and give the benefit of the doubt. From here on is my POV in a general way to what I see all the time. One of my pet peeves is when someone knowingly says or does something that is or should be obvious in a civil world to be provocative and inflammatory and then turns around and minimizes their part and maximizes the others. This is rampant in the social media world. Well it’s rampant among human beings in general. The main thing is in the “real” world I grew up it was a good way to get your clock rung if you weren’t careful. The proper term for this behavior is “passive aggressiveness”. These one time “clocking ringing” behavioral disorders go far beyond passive aggressiveness. Other examples are “oppositional defiance disorder” all the way to full blown narcissism and sociopathy. The fact we sit in anonymity it is more often those who have grown up with this form of communication who have no clue how to conduct themselves. Just to add, there have always been people who are behaviorally impaired, but it just seems overwhelming these days.
I’ll say it again, the discussion turned to a serious (factual) matter to many today and to come in with a “tongue in cheek” comment is just very bad timing. I wouldn’t do that unless I was certain all parties know my sense of humor or unless I was intending to escalate in a negative way. The main thing I see is that so many moderators seem to be unable to judge theses interactions properly and really deal out justice in a correct fashion. Usually the one that did not start the problem, but ends it gets the suspension. There’s all sorts of reasons, but when there is obvious favoritism or plain corruption involved it leads to a major breakdown in overall general civility. There are many reasons this is commonplace in our institutions today and I could go on, but I’m sure no one wants to read paragraphs of my opinion on the breakdown of society.
And finally when it comes to TGP there’s just too much crud to sift through to find a nugget of wisdom to make it worthwhile. Peace…
